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“Inequality for All” Greg Hamill Greg Hamill

Median family income U.S.: Median family income U.S.: ◦ $64,053 (‘12) (all earners) Median household income U.S.: Median household income U.S.: $51,017 (’12) Median family income IL: Median family income IL: IL ‘12 ($68,705 All families) IL ‘12 ($47,536 1 earner) IL ‘12 ($88,138 2 earners) IL ‘12 ($103, earners) Median household income IL: Median household income IL: IL ‘12 ($51,738) temedian/index.html temedian/index.html Median for each Quintile? Median for each Quintile?

Income and Wealth Stratification

Robert Reich: Income & Wealth Gap The BIG issue… Widening income and wealth stratification over the past 30 years. The BIG issue… Widening income and wealth stratification over the past 30 years. Why? Why? Is it a social problem? Is it a social problem? What are some solutions? What are some solutions? In-Class Group Exercise In-Class Group Exercise Former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich Former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich

Other films/videos Robert Reich “How Unequal Can America Get Before Snapping?” (59 minutes, 2005) Wealth Inequality in America (2012) (6 minutes) Inside Job (2010) Frontline – “The Economic Meltdown” (2009) United for a Fair Economy “Growing Divide” PowerPoint